"Young men, particularly young black men, are commonly stereotyped as engaging in criminal behaviour.[33] Past research shows that the media misrepresents the picture of crime and that stories involving violent and sexual offences are over-reported beyond the official statistics.[34] For example, the concerns over mugging in the 1970s were focused on young African-Caribbean men, and the inner city riots of the 1980s were blamed on young black people, which demonstrated a "shocking disregard for others' human rights".[35]"
